The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1887-02-25
n, Likelihood of European War ,hi, Spring.


who is regarded hero rs the prince Of war cor
respondents, is very positive that there will be
no war. 1t will be remembered that he mar
ried last year in Washington the daughter of
den. Meiggs. and, happy rs he is in his do
mestio relations and suffering as he does from
rheum tsm, contracted in the last Russo-Turk-
ish war, he would not probably take the fold
In case hos'ilities should begin. Nevertheless,
nc ~ an acute observer, and few men are as
we'll informed as he as to the fignting capacity
OF any and all the Powers. Peace will not be
disturbed this SPRING he said yesterday when
l called upon him. There will be no out
break between France and Germany. Indeed,
through all this talk Of war, I have never
thought it probable.
.Why? asked.
Because the French are not going TO attack
anu bismarck is sincere in his profession Of
peace III he had not been he would have nc
cePtod tho thrce-year army bill instead Of in
sisting to the last extremity on the Septennste.
II he had really meant to provoke war imme.
disteiy, three years would be ample timo in
which to crush France and have done with it.
You see, there could not be a long war. In
truth, the"e could not we'll be more than one
campaign. More than one would be too much
for The financial resources Of either country,
30 terribly expensive would war be now. No
body in Germany wants war. They did not
want it in 1870 But it forced upon them
and they struck back with terrific impetuosity
and effect 1t would be ten-fold worse now.
The French know it, and they have counted the
cost snl arc going to keep quiet
THE FRONTIERS wELL-NiGu IMPREGSABLE.
Of course, you are we'll acquainted, Mr..
Forbes, with the French and German frontier,
aud the deisnces on both sides. If war should
occur, what do you think would be tho line of
action p
AS l said, France does not mean to attack,
and, IL she did, do not see how she could ever
break the German limo Of forti6 cations, which
10 much stronger now than in 1870, and be-
hevc it would be almost impossible for the Cor
mans to break through the French lines, which
have been greatly strengthened, you know.
The point of actual con act between France and
Germany is quite narrow, and this has been
fortified on both sides to the utmost limit Of en-
gineering skill. think Bismarck idss would
DC, not - break through the French lines, but
to 60 around through Belgium aud st.'iks
France on frontier that is almost dsfenceless.
am sure he has long been tying to square
himself with BelSi gum, that no might do this
with her consent In fact, he wanted to have
Belgium come into the German Empire and he
rs much part OF it as Bavaria. His argu-
msnt was that it would bo bctter for Belgium
to have the guarantee of Germany than to be
under sort Of protecting msis of the great
Powers, which really amounts to no protection
ut all Belgium however, preferred to be indie
pendent AMI rejected tho advances of Bismarck
l do not doubt, though, that tho German
army would march right thraugh her territory
to attack France, if she thought it military
necessity
EkGLAND's FIGHTING DAYS OVER.
But would not that involve GERMANY in
war with England, who was one of the sigma
tories Of the treaty Of Paris Of 1915, by which
the neutra'ity of Belgium was guaranteed?
'Ihe treaty amounts to nothing There 10
not Power in Europe that would fight to pre-
serve the neutrality of Belgium under that
treaty. England would not. England will
tight for nothing except possibly, to defend
her territory from ;nvasion.'
You think she would no. resist q Russian
occupation of Bulgaria?'
NO, never.'
Nor a Russian occupation Of Constantinople?'
No never.
DO you think that Russia will occupy Bu'-
gsria?'
III she does, it will be with the consent of
Germany and Austria
'Tnen there would be no war in that case ?
None
Mr.. Fobcs spoke with a-idort disgust at the
nero ennrpsigos fnan aDy war c,rr---r~-o- J
Iy;sgs az MI b sa,as,,s s-Acs Issossp
the - hrgnstus Ssls 10 cnu.u-
fraaco and Germany. NJ. Sala, too, has fa",n
% "af correspondent. Indeed, ,ber. ia
lara'y anything that he has not written .b.,,
wv opOu?t, ana interestingly. When | c.u.d
pon MIN at ms big house. No. 46 Mscklenburg
,'I ne walked up and down the door ne
,tinn o anu 'aiked to me as il he were die
'.,nS an article 10 his secretary.
,"ilt there be warp No. Franc. ,.o ,
uheu. Inc freuch will not fight. Thev have ,
n y" uo"n 10 q most peaceful attitude
men Bismarck said .Soigner a blanc tbev ,uos
4 igntened. They knew that ho was in eorns,t c
AZ .hey hns" what war would mean this time I
y" o1a"e-oleeding till you aro white. Y
= - r al awful portent in those word,
ne french understood their sicni6canc. aua T
,y 1y shraah from the trial. / don't saw there
J" not Go war between Franco and Germo,'
nc ''nie. vi course, all this aiming means d
IT IN the end, but not now The French aiil b
u accept tho challenge :,
What Of Russia o I
mere Is greater danger there. would no, !"
surprised at anything that Russ;a woui1 do
u see Russia is hopslsssly bankrupt. Sh. Il
Jut enough money 10 90 TO war on and mo,, III
desperate chance with the hope thai III
hs'nln ~ would turn up. In case Of war sb. nc
i.a make excuse, il she has none before of pl
"sns immense sums from the Church. No io
ssia uanser o. war in Europe is from ,C' r
9sia -Ne'0 York World. m
liUNBUG-It new seem. that b. ,. | pa
IN ueorgia is n humbpg. Mr.. Todd uo
'oerry man, went over and tried il for a rld
aays ana says there is no virtue in il. apd sta
t.d r'i ;r 10 o.her visitors went away disap- M anS
tolC
HLHTLf ExcTTED.-Not few of the cit;
,oi oi onion, have recently become greatly ,
'eu over tho astounding facts, that Several
lelr friends who had been pronounced tv Wee
PHYSICIANS as incurable and beyond ali l. @
-sunerlng with that dreaded monster vid
been completelv curoa ~